As he is getting ready to play in the football championship at his high school, Jim Barclay is kidnapped and must find a way to escape and save his life and the game.
A snowstorm turns the Barclays' ski trip to the Grand Tetons hazardous when it causes a car accident that leaves Paul Barclay stranded with a broken ankle, forcing the children to look for help on their own.
A sailing trip in the Bahamas with their construction engineer father turns sour for the three Barclay children when the youngest, Pam, falls overboard.